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Data Recovery-
. If your drive isn't physically or electronically damaged perhaps one of the following will help:
Lost & Found from PowerQuest (the Partition Magic folks) which only works on FAT/FAT32 partitions. They don't make it any more, but I have seen it listed as "In Stock" here:
MSBCD . I've used this to save the bacon for myself and others several times. Be sure to download and install the updates from the PQ web site before using. They would have sold a lot more if they hadn't tried to limit its use to one computer and their protection scheme so easy to circumvent .
. This next is relatively new and is known to be able to recover data from fragged RAID 0 drives...
R-Studio . The software has several versions - one for just the file system you are using and the big package which works with several file systems. Many AT denizens rely on it.
. You can DL a demo which will tell you what the full pkg will be able to recover--so you can see what you would get before you plunk down your $$$s (I just DLd the demo myself for insurance <g> ). Can't beat that!
R-S is the best data recovery software I know of. Luckily, I guess, most of us won't have direct experience with data recovery services. Call your hard drive mfr. and see if they can recommend one with an office in your area. As always, Ontrack is a solid bet - not sure of an office in your area - but expensive. Another option is to google on "data recovery service" and see what pops up.
. If you have sensitive data on the drive, be sure the contract includes strong data security language - or have your company's legals draw up language that suits your needs and require them to agree to it before getting your business.
.bh.
:moon:
BTW, who's bright idea was it to eschew regular backups on that server??? eh....bh.
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